*Call for Papers* *YoungOR 17 - Metaheuristics Stream *
*5-7 April 2011, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham*
*OVERVIEW*
Young OR is a conference, organised biennially by The OR Society, the UK’s Operational Research Society, and intended for academics and practitioners within the first 10 years of their careers in O.R.. Parallel streams of talks are interspersed with presentations from plenary and keynote speakers. Participants have the opportunity to present their work to peers in a supportive environment, while learning about how O.R. techniques have been used in a wide range of applications. The learning and networking environment provides a great opportunity to meet fellow O.R. practitioners and facilitates sharing of best practice. Attendees can learn about new areas where O.R. can make an impact.
The Metaheuristics stream will examine the usage of metaheuristics to solve and optimise problems. Metaheuristic techniques for discussion could include (but are not restricted to):
Evolutionary Algorithms
Iterated Local Search
Ant Colony Optimisation
Simulated Annealing
Tabu Search
The stream aims to examine the relationships between metaheuristics and more traditional OR problem solving methods. This could include comparisons of techniques on benchmark problems or the examination of hybrid techniques. It is hoped to that the stream will cover a range of techniques and application areas.“
*IMPORTANT DATES*
There are a number of streams and we are now inviting speakers to sign up. If you are interested in presenting, please register your interest with one of the stream leaders,* preferably by 1 November 2010*. However, we are open to submissions until 28th February 2011.
Please refer to the stream descriptions at _www.theorsociety.com/orshop/orcontent.aspx?inc=yor17_streams.htm_
(file://www.theorsociety.com/orshop/orcontent.aspx?inc=yor17_streams.htm)
or see the current list of streams below. If your talk does not fall into one of the areas listed please contact the Conference Chair (Suchi Collingwood), or the Joint Programme Schedulers and Stream Co-ordinators (Andrew Parkes and Ender Özcan) at the email addresses detailed below.
*STREAM LEADERS*
Neil Urquhart, Napier University, [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
Jana Ries, University of Portsmouth, [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
*CONFERENCE CONTACTS*
*Conference Chair:* Suchi Collingwood, Department for Work and Pensions, [log in to unmask]
(mailto:[log in to unmask])
*Joint Programme Scheduler and Stream Co-ordinator:* Andrew Parkes, University of Nottingham, [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) and Ender Özcan, University of Nottingham, [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
*Further information on the conference*
_www.theorsociety.com/yor17_ (file://www.theorsociety.com/yor17)
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